Spring 2011 Mail Order Catalog Cistus Nursery 22711 NW Gillihan Road Sauvie Island, OR 97231 503.621.2233 phone 503.621.9657 fax order by phone 9 - 5 pst, visit 10am - 5pm, fax, mail, or email: [email protected] 24-7-365 www.cistus.com Spring 2011 Mail Order Catalog 2 USDA zone: 2 Symphoricarpos orbiculatus ‘Aureovariegatus’ coralberry Old fashioned deciduous coralberry with knock your socks off variegation - green leaves with creamy white edges. Pale white-tinted-pink, mid-summer flowers attract bees and butterflies and are followed by bird friendly, translucent, coral berries. To 6 ft or so in most any normal garden conditions - full sun to part shade with regular summer water. Frost hardy in USDA zone 2. $12 Caprifoliaceae USDA zone: 3 Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae' Tatting fern An unique and striking fern with narrow fronds, only 1" wide and oddly bumpy along the sides as if beaded or ... tatted. Found originally in the Irish garden of Mrs. Frizell and loved for it quirkiness ever since. To only 1 ft tall x 2 ft wide and deciduous, coming back slowly in spring. Best in bright shade or shade where soil is rich. Requires summer water. Frost hardy to -40F, USDA zone 3 and said to be deer resistant. $14 Woodsiaceae USDA zone: 4 Aralia cordata 'Sun King' perennial spikenard The foliage is golden, often with red stems, and dazzling on this big and bold perennial, quickly to 3 ft tall and wide, first discovered in a department store in Japan by nurseryman Barry Yinger. Spikes of aralia type white flowers in summer are followed by purple-black berries. Lovely in a woodland, planted in front of darker foliage, say broad-leaved evergreens, or under planted with such lovelies as black mondo grass (Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'). Enjoys consistently moist soil and a bit of shade at least in the hottest climates. Frost hardy to USDA zone 4. $22 Araliaceae Aurinia saxatilis 'Dudley Nevill Variegated' Remember the yellow-flowered Basket of Gold, once in the Alyssum genus? Cheery bright spots in the spring. This is a variegated selection of that plant, with leaves that are green, edged with white, and in spring sprays of apricot-golden flowers nearly covering this small perennial, to 8-12" tall x 12-18" wide. Enjoys full sun or afternoon shade and requires excellent drainage. Tolerant of dry periods but accepts average summer water. Frost hardy to -30F, USDA zone 4. $14 Brassicaceae Chrysanthemum x rubellum ‘Clara Curtis’ Terrific perennial for ground cover, garden accent, or pot specimen in full sun to light shade with regular summer water. Foliage is a very respectable blue-green that is completely covered in late summer/early autumn by profuse daisy-like flowers, wonderfully warm pink with yellow centers -- a pink everyone can love. Forms clumps 2-3 ft tall by 2 ft wide, spreading underground. Frost hardy to -30F, USDA zone 4. $11 Asteraceae Spring 2011 Mail Order Catalog 3 Cyclamen hederifolium - silver shades Our seedlings of these fall flowering beauties, taken from isolated plants of entirely silver-leaved forms. The same warm pink flowers appear early, at the end of August, and often continue into October and November giving way to way to sheets of silver leaves. Wonderful when interplanted with black mondo grass (Ophiopogon planiscarpus’Nigrescens’). Easy in USDA zone 6 or above in open areas of light shade and little disturbance. Has been grown successfully as low as zone 4 with culms mulched or planted a bit deep. $12 Primulaceae Eryngium bourgatii mediterranean sea holly Steel blue flowers and prickly green leaves with distinctive white markings make this an especially attractive perennial for the garden border. Leaves are striking when they emerge in spring to form a base for the 2 ft flower stalks of thistle-like, summer flowers. For full sun and sandy or well-drained soil. Accepting of summer water but a long tap root makes them both drought tolerant and difficult to transplant. Frost hardy in USDA zone 4. $6 Apiaceae Euonymus europaeus ‘Red Ace’ spindle tree The most expensive plant Exuberant Garden’s Dorothy Rodal ever purchased, having fallen in love with its scarlet seed pods that open to reveal dusky orange seeds -- just as everyone does who sees it. And now we have enough to share. A large, deciduous shrub to small tree, to 8-10 ft tall x 8 ft wide, with 3" leaves that turn a flaming, crimson red in autumn. The flowers in small, yellow-green clusters are not showy but produce the exquisite and abundant fruit that IS showy. Native to Europe and western Asia. Frost hardy in USDA zone 4. $14 Celastraceae Heuchera 'Sugar Plum' PPAF purple coral bells Plum-purple leaves with a frosty silver sheen set this heuchera apart, another from Terra Nova Nursery's breeding program. Slightly larger and with larger leaves than others of the purple ilk, these form evergreen mounds to 12" tall x 18" wide with silvery pink flowers on stalks to 26" high, standing above the foliage in spring and summer. Full sun or part shade in hottest climates, in well-drained soil with careful summer water, allowing some drying between dousings. Expected to tolerate heat and humidity. Frost hardy in to -30F, USDA zone 4. $12 Saxifragaceae Hydrangea macrophylla 'David Ramsey' Big-leaf hydrangea This exciting hydrangea cultivar seems to bloom almost continuously all summer into fall, producing abundant pinkish (or bluish depending in more acid soil), mopheads to 10" wide, reblooming on new wood. A smallish, deciduous shrub, to 3-4 ft tall and wide, for full sun to part shade in well-drained soil with regular summer water. Frost hardy in USDA zone 4. $16 Hydrangeaceae Spring 2011 Mail Order Catalog 4 Kerria japonica 'Albescens' white japanese kerria Deciduous shrub, enjoyed especially for its single flowers with oddly shaped petals in creamy, pale yellow. To 6 ft tall and wide, but easily trimmed, these are lovely in early to mid spring when covered with flowers. Fine in part shade to full sun with occasional summer water. Said to be deer resistant. Frost hardy to -30F, USDA zone 4. $15 Rosaceae Liriope ‘Silver Dragon’ variegated lily turf This silvery striped, grassy groundcover is as tough as a dragon ... well, maybe not quite that tough, but it works well even in dry shade. Flowers are pale lilac on short spikes in summer followed by black berries in fall. Spreads by underground rhizomes forming a mat over time to approximately 12” high and wide in part sun to sun. Tolerates some summer drought and accepts summer water. Evergreen in USDA zone 7 and frost hardy in zone 4. $12 Liliaceae Opuntia basilaris ‘Peachy’ Beavertail Cactus This beavertail cactus, a native from the Mohave desert of California into northern Sonora, was given to us from an old Albuquerque garden and has been one of the best performers. Attractive clumps, from 3-4 ft wide and 18” in height, with 6” pads of powdery blue-tinted-pink, burgundy in winter, and, indeed, peachy pink flowers in spring and early summer. Though a clone more tolerant of garden water, they still prefer well- drained, gritty soil, especially where winters are wet …and an occasional thunderstorm, artificial or not, in dry summer climates. Frost hardy in USDA zone 4. $12 Cactaceae Opuntia fragilis SBH 6778 Brittle Prickly Pear Lovely compact form, Sean's collection from the dry hills east of Ashland, Oregon. To only 4” or so. Slow to bloom but when they do, the flower color is deep, chartreuse-yellow. This one is capable of withstanding any amount of winter moisture -- short of submersion. Frost hardy in at least USDA zone 4. $7 Cactaceae Opuntia humifusa - dwarf from Claude Barr This early selection by Great Plains plantsman Claude Barr grows to only 5-6" in height but forms a rather dense mat of rounded, shiny green and nearly spineless pads to about 3 ft wide. Cheery yellow flowers appear in summer followed by reddish fruit. Fabulous for planters or as spillers and easy to grow in most soil provided there is no standing water. Some summer water helps to push growth. Frost hardy in USDA zone 3 or 4. $12 Cactaceae Opuntia polyacantha 'Imnaha Sunset' A Cistus introduction. These common natives of western dry lands have round to oval pads -- from 1-4" long with dense, orange spines (polycantha means "many thorns) up to 2" long -- and form spreading mats to 4-12" tall and up to several feet wide. Early summer flowers are, in this selection, yellow with orange stamens and particularly abundant. Frost hardy at least into USDA zone 4. $12 Cactaceae Spring 2011 Mail Order Catalog 5 Opuntia polyacantha x ericacea var. columb. 'Golden Globe' A Cistus introduction. From one of our favorite cactus habitats not far north of the aptly named Cactus Mountain Oregon, we believe actually named for particularly large specimens of pediocactus growing on its flanks. This selection from an obviously hybrid colony has shaggy upright pads to about 5" creating clumps 8 -10" high by 3-4 ft wide with densely petalled flowers of undulating gold yellow, the orange stamens combining to create quite a show. Careful drainage is a must with these cliff dwellers and full sun. More summer drought tolerant than other prickly pears. Probably frost hardy in USDA zone 4. $15 Cactaceae Opuntia x rutila - red/black spines This so far unnamed hybrid was an early Colorado Plateau collection by plantsman Claude Barr. Stout orange- red and black spines mark pads roughly 3" long, the elongation suggesting parentage by O.